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Providers that are considering participating in bundled payment arrangements should first perform a preliminary review of factors that can have a bearing on their readiness for such arrangements.

Following the success of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, healthcare organizations are exploring how the blockchain technology behind those platforms could help solve some of the industry’s most vexing problems.

Employees are a healthcare organization’s most valuable asset. Strategic approaches can help an organization nurture this asset during potentially turbulent change.

By considering risk as they set financial targets for physician groups under value-based payment contracts, provider organizations can more accurately assess the likelihood that physician groups might have favorable performance under the contracts.

A cohort at HFMA’s Annual Conference examined various strategies for enhancing the patient financial experience.

Data can help providers identify both high-risk patients and instances of inappropriate disbursement. This information can be used to optimize the implementation of interventions such as education programs.

Remote work, flex scheduling, short-term staffing options, and a long-term strategic outlook can help healthcare organizations flourish in the competition to fill specialized positions.

Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCCs) categorize diagnoses codes into groups with clinical and financial similarities and this payment method is coming on to the scene quickly. 

A different and more meaningful approach than tracking weekly patient payments is to monitor payment opportunities captured and missed.

More hospitals are joining the price transparency movement by equipping staff with financial scripts that guide them through compassionate patient conversations as they lead them from pre-registration through payment.